Bridle-front.



No. 807,425. PATENTBD DEG. l2, 1905. J. FISHER.

BRIDLE FRONT. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 24,1902.

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JOHN FISHER, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

BRlDLE-FRONT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 24, 1902. Serial No. 123,543'

Patented Dec. 12, 1905.

ifo @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN FISHER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bridle- Fronts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bridle-fronts, and more particularly to that class which are made of leather.

With bridle-fronts now in general use the outer surface is finished with what is commonly known as patent-leather or coated with enamel. This method of finishing the leather is found unsatisfactory, for the surface cracks under slight changes of temperature and soon looses its luster when used. Also its cost and the equipment for its manufacture are greater.

The object of my invention is to overcome these objections, and to these ends consists of the construction described in the following specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved bridle-front; and Fig. 2 is a section of Fig. 1, taken on the line X X.

In the drawings let A represent an ordinary bridle-front made of two leather straps 2 and 3, which are looped at B and O on each end. My invention consists specifically in attaching the thin celluloid covering or band D and the narrow strips E and F, of similar material, on the surface of said straps. The strips are arranged parallel and closely adjoining the edges of the bridle-front, and, as

shown, the covering and strips are attached to the leather by means of the single stitching G during the same operation of sewing the straps of leather together when the bridlefront is manufactured. The ends of the band and strips are also fastened to the straps by means'of tacks 4. A small wire 5, of bamboo or other suitable material, is fastened longitudinally between the band and straps, as shown in Fig. 2, which raises the band between the edges of the strips and produces light and shade effects on the surface of the band. The shaded portion of the band re resents a dark color, such as red, and t e unshaded strips white;.but it -is obvious that other colors or a different arrangement of colors and parts may be used without departing from the principles which I have applied, the broad idea being a covering of celuloid or material of similar nature attached to the surface of leather.

Where I have used the word celluloid, I mean to include what are commercially known as celluloid or pyroxylin" compounds.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

As an improved article of manufacture, a leather strap, a thin covering of celluloid, a reinforcing-wire running lengthwise under said covering, narrow strips of celluloid longitudinally disposed on the surface of said covering and on each side of said wire, and means for fastening said strips and covering to said strap to hold said wire in place.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

E. M. BoEsEL, F. G. BRADBURY. 

